We should all be feminists: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at TEDxEuston
Louise:
KiwNak, what is your definition of feminism?
Since this discussion, I have encountered another term, "Womanism", that is, "Unlike feminism, and despite its name, womanism does not emphasize or privilege gender or sexism, rather it elevates all sites and forms of oppression, whether they are based on social-address categories like gender, race, or class, to a level of equal concern and action. Womanism lint to gender is the fact that the historically produced face/class/gender matrix that is Black womanhood serves as the origins point for a speaking position that freely and autonomously addresses any topic or problem" (Phillips xx-xxi).
Additionally can you expand on Quote from: KiwNak on March 04, 2014, 10:22:40 AM
Striving for equality within an already unjust system isn't much progress. Males also have to perform under patriarchy, so they cannot be used as yardsticks. Aiming to be their equal is not necessarily aiming for right or best.
Nakandi:
I run with what seems to be a general (non-academic) definition of feminism. That it is a spectrum of ideologies/movements aiming for equal opportunities of the sexes. Different people might have different ideas under feminism, but essentially have a similar goal.
Regarding the comment you asked I expand on. Many times feminist movements strive to have equal representation within all spaces, without necessarily working to see to it that the blueprint changes. Females then replace males, but a patriarchal system is maintained (sometimes through masculinised dominance). Sometimes the females have to embody patriarchy more than males to remain in previously all-male institutions. I do not see this as progress.
Historysoul:
I have recently just started to explore the concept of feminism and I find myself having a great affinity towards it.Feminism speaks abput oppression of women in society and promotes equality of the genders however, I think an important fact about feminism is overlooked.Yes,feminism seeks to break the barriers that have been placed on women in a patriarchal society, but all women have not faced the same struggles because of the diversity that exists between women.Women are not a homogenous group in the sense that they do not all belong to the same ethnicity,religion,race and cultural experiences.The experience of a white woman in the 1960's in America would be totally different from that of a black woman in that same time period in America .Therefore within feminism I think that they are various feminist groups although they tend to have a central theme on fighting for equality and ending sexism ,the individual factions that exist within femisms would seek to highlight different philosophes.
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